Matt Wilson (crater)
Matt Wilson | |
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Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | Confirmed |
Diameter | ~7.5 km (4.7 mi) |
Age | 1402 ± 440 Ma Precambrian |
Exposed | Yes |
Drilled | No |
Location | |
Location | Gregory National Park |
Coordinates | 15°30′4″S 131°10′43″E / 15.50111°S 131.17861°E |
Country | Australia |
State | Northern Territory |
Matt Wilson is a recently confirmed impact crater, elliptical in shape and situated in Gregory National Park about 17 km north of the Victoria River Roadhouse in the Northern Territory, Australia.[1][2] Its size is 7.5 by 6.3 kilometres, with its long axis trending northeast-southwest.[3][4]
References
- ^ "MattWilson". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ^ Sweet IP, Haines PW, Mitchell K (2005). "Matt Wilson structure: record of an impact event of possible Early Mesoproterozoic age, Northern Territory". Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 52 (4–5): 675–688. Bibcode:2001AuJES..52..675S. doi:10.1080/08120090500180988.
- ^ "Low-angle Collision With Earth: The Elliptical Impact Crater Matt Wilson, Northern Territory, Australia". 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
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Kenkmann, T.; Poelchau, M. H. (2008). "MATT WILSON: AN ELLIPTICAL IMPACT CRATER IN NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX. League City, Texas: Lunar and Planetary Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-15.
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Further reading
- Kenkmann, T. Poelchau, M.H. 2007. Piccaninny, WA, and Matt Wilson, NT; two possible complex impact craters in Australia. Paper presented at the 17th annual V. M. Goldschmidt conference, Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany, 71(15), A477-A477